C��� �� Copy Reference CCOOMMPPRREEHHEENNSSIIVVEE CCOONNTTIINNUUOOUUSS CCOOOOPPEERRAATTIIVVEE 3 C PlanCopy City of Stillwater Comprehensive Plan Reference Adopted April 1, 2013 Prepared by City of Stillwater Development Services Division Table of Contents Chapter One Income Introduction . 1-1 Household Income . .4-13 Family Income . .4-13 Chapter Two Poverty . .4-14 Goals and Guiding Principles . 2-1 Housing Housing Units . 4-16 Chapter Three Housing Type Trends . 4-16 Community Profile Housing Tenure Trends . 4-16 History . 3-1 Age of Housing Stock . 4-17 Growth . 3-2 Value of Owner Occupied Housing Schools of Stillwater Units . .4-17 Public School District . .3-3 Owner Housing Costs and Rent . .4-18 Private Schools . .3-3 Projections and Meridian Technology Center . 3-3 Recommendations . .4-20 Oklahoma State University . .3-3 Northern Oklahoma College . 3-4 Chapter Five Infrastructure Chapter Four Water System Demographics Water Operations . 5-1 Population . 4-1 Raw WaterCopy Supply System . 5-1 Historical Population Trends . 4-1 Water Rights . .5-1 Census Bureau Population Water Treatment Plant Estimates . .4-1 /Distribution System . 5-3 Population Projections . .4-2 Secondary Water Supply . 5-3 Historical Age Distribution . .4-2 Automated Meter Reading (AMR) . .5-3 Age Distribution Trends . .4-3 Maintenance . .5-3 Education . 4-4 Wastetwater Stillwater Public Schools . 4-4 Wastewater Operations . .5-6 Stillwater Public School Facilities Existing Facilities . 5-6 Report . 4-5 Wastewater Flow Trends . 5-6 Enrollment Projections . .4-5 Future Projects . 5-6 Private Schools . .4-6 Maintenance . 5-7 Oklahoma State University . .4-6 Solid Waste Composition of Student Body . .4-7 Residential Waste Collection . 5-9 Projection of NewReference Freshman . 4-7 Commercial Waste Collection and Northern Oklahoma College/OSU Rentals . .5-9 Gateway . .4-8 Waste Collection Disposal . .5-9 Meridian Technology Center . .4-8 Electric Composition of Student Body . .4-9 Stillwater Electric Utility (SEU) . .5-10 Employment Central Rural Electric Agreement . 5-10 Employment Trends . 4-10 Boomer Lake Station. 5-11 Employment by Industry . 4-10 Projects . 5-11 Employers . 4-12 Future Projects . 5-11 Employment Projections . .4-12 Unemployment . 4-12 Transportation Roadway System . 5-11 Trees and Native Landscaping Functional Classification System .5-12 Landscaping. 7-10 Major Arterials . 5-12 Native Landscaping . .7-10 Minor Arterials . 5-12 Xeriscaping . .7-10 Collectors . 5-13 Air Quality . .7-11 Local Streets . 5-13 Oklahoma Department of Existing Traffic Operations . 5-15 Environmental Quality, Air Quality Future Traffic Impacts . 5-15 Division . 7-12 Transportation Projects . 5-16 Attainment . 7-12 Existing Railroad Facilities . 5-19 Noise Pollution . .7-13 Transit Service . .5-19 Light Pollution . .7-13 Intercity Bus Service . .5-20 Environmental Programs . 7-14 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities . 5-21 Recycling . 7-14 Bike Routes . 5-21 Recycling Centers and Curbside Multi-Use Trails . 5-21 Recycling . .7-14 Sidewalks . .5-23 Street Sweeping Program . .7-15 Safe Routes to School . 5-23 Renewable Energy . .7-15 Airport . 5-27 Compressed Natural Gas . 7-16 Runway Protection Zones . 5-27 Projections and Recommendations . .7-16 Height Hazard Zoning . .5-29 Conceptual Airport Development Chapter Eight Plan . 5-29 Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Projections and Historic Preservation . 8-1 Recommendations . 5-30 Benefits of Historic PreservationCopy . 8-1 Chapter Six Sustainability: New vs Parks and Recreation Rehabilitation . .8-2 Importance of Parks and Recreation . 6-1 State Historic Preservation Office . .8-2 Operations . 6-1 Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory . 8-2 Park and Recreation Facility National Register of Historic Guidelines . 6-2 Places . 8-3 Land Area/Population . 6-3 Redevelopment . 8-3 Developed Parks . .6-3 Redevelopment Benefits . 8-3 Open Space . 6-3 Corridor Redevelopment Plan . .8-4 Parks/Open Space Classification . .6-4 Projections and Recommendations . 8-4 Level of Service . 6-4 Accessibility . 6-5 Chapter Nine Projections and Recommendations . .6-12 Areas of Special Interest ReferenceDowntown Stillwater . 9-1 Chapter Seven Westwood Neighborhood . 9-1 Environmental Planning and Westwood Neighborhood Conservation Conservation Overlay District . 9-2 Natural and Environmental Features .7-1 College Gardens . 9-2 Topography/Slopes . 7-1 Oklahoma State University . 9-3 Soils . .7-3 The Strip and Campus Corner . .9-4 Climate . 7-4 Greek Neighborhood . .9-5 Natural Disasters . 7-4 Southern Woods Neighborhood . 9-5 Tornadoes . .7-4 Projections and Recommendations . 9-7 High Winds . .7-5 Wildfires . 7-5 Chapter Ten Flood Hazard Areas . .7-5 Land Use Stormwater Management . 7-8 Purpose . .10-1 Green Infrastructure/Low Impact Existing Land Use Development . 7-9 Study Area . .10-1 Existing Land Use Inventory . .10-1 Future Land Use . 10-3 Study Area . 10-3 Future Land Use Categories Agriculture . 10-3 Low Density Residential . 10-3 High Density Residential . .10-3 Commercial . 10-4 Public . .10-4 Industrial . .10-4 Parks/Open Space . .10-4 University . 10-4 Land Use Patterns . 10-4 Land Use Buffer Zones . .10-5 Projections and Recommendations . .10-5 Conclusion . .10-6 Copy Reference Graphs Tables 1. Stillwater Growth . 3-2 1. Stillwater’s Population Growth . .4-1 2. Population Growth for Stillwater and 2. Payne County’s Population Growth .4-1 Payne County . .4-1 3. Population Estimates . .4-2 3. Stillwater and Payne County 4. OSU Stillwater Campus Student Population Projections . 4-2 Enrollment Fall Semester 2012 . 4-7 4. Stillwater Population by Age and 5. Projection of New Freshman . 4-8 Gender . 4-3 6. Composition of Student Body . .4-9 5. Composition of OSU Student Body . 4-7 7. Class of Employees . 4-11 6. National, State, and Local 8. Employees by Industry . 4-11 Unemployment . 4-13 9. Stillwater’s Largest Employers . .4-12 7. Selected Monthly Owner Costs for 10. Household Income . 4-13 Housing Units with a Mortgage . 4-18 11. Family Income . 4-13 8. Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage 12. Poverty Statistics . 4-15 of Household Income . .4-18 13. Housing Trends . 4-16 9. Monthly Gross Rent . 4-19 14. Housing Tenure . 4-16 10. Gross Rent as a Percentage of 15. Age of Housing Stock 2011 . .4-17 Household Income . ..4-19 16. Value of Owner Occupied Units 11. AverageCopy Annual Temperatures . 7-4 2011 . 4-17 12. Average Annual Precipitation . 7-4 17. Daily Average Water Demand . .5-2 13. Air Quality Index . .7-11 18. Peak Water Demand . 5-2 14. Ozone Formation . .7-12 19. Water Demand in the Year 2060 . 5-2 15. Existing Land Use Percentages for 20. Water Line Sizes and Length . .5-2 Study Area . .10-2 21. Roadway Level of Service . .5-15 16. Existing Land Use Percentages within 22. Sales Tax Street Improvement City Limits . .10-2 Projects . 5-18 23. Recommended Short Term Improvement Program to 2019 . .5-18 24. Recommended Long Term Maps Improvement Program (2020 to 2030) . 5-19 1. Stillwater School District . 4-6 25. OSU Recreational Facilities . .6-1 2. Water Distribution System . .5-5 26. City of StillwaterReference Parks and Rec 3. Wastewater System . 5-8 Facilities . .6-2 4. Street Functional Classification . .5-14 27. Size of Parks/Open Space . .6-3 5. Level of Service . 5-17 28. Standards and Needs for Public 6. Share the Road Bike Routes . 5-25 Recreation Facilities . 6-5 7. Proposed Trail System . .5-26 29. Park Lands by Classification and 8. Airport Runway Protection Zones . .5-28 Population Ratio . .6-7 9. Community Parks Service Area . 6-8 30. Existing Land Use Within City 10. Neighborhood Parks Service Area . .6-9 Limits . 10-1 11. Mini-Parks Service.